Few delegations had as differing a duo of senators as Massachusetts, which paired the expansionist Henry Cabot Lodge with Senator George Hoar. The speech below deals with the annexation of the Philippines (an outgrowth of the war in Cuba). But the principles outlined by Hoar were broader.
Increased competition for power among European states led to nationalism and led to imperialism, which is usually one of the things that happens after nationalism and militarization.
